The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-02-10
BLOOD FLOWED,
A Circus on the Street not on
the Programme.
GORE ON THE SIDEWALK
The Prosecutor to be Prosecuted
Bad Whisky Causes Bad Blood to
Flow-A Political Dispute.

| About IL o'clock on Monday night
party of gentlemen were standing on
Main Street near the Broom Hotel when
little occurrence happened which was
not looked for and which caused great
amount of comment on the street dur
ing the entire day yesterday and of
which the end has not yet come. Those
who were present and saw the whole
ARRAY are rather mum and it is not
easy to get at the true inWardness OF
the affair. From what could be gath
cred from all sources, however, it seems
that after the Liberal convention had
adjourned, party was standing on
on the street discussing the candidates
when a dispute arose between James
Allen who is at present employed at
Kuhn Bros store as salesman, and
Ogden Hiles, whose occupation has for
some time past been that of public
prosecutor for the First District under
Mr.. Dickson. As the dispute progressed
it became more and more animated IN
til finally the blood OF the disputants
became considerably heated and finally
it was proposed to settle the matter by
blows. We are informed, but how cor,
rectly we cannot say, that hiles asked
Allen if he was heeled and upon receiv-
ing negative reply, handed his own
gun oyer to q by-stander. He then pro-
ceeded with the discussion and is re-
ported to have called Mr.. Allen Cd
On Jack-Mormon-the favorite Liberal
epithet-and some say he added $ b.
This was more than his opponent
could stand and he returned the
compliment by calling the assistant
prosecuting attorney liar, Whereupon
the lawyer struck Allen IN the face.
The ball seemed to be fairly opened by
this time and Allen responded With
blow that foored Mr.. Hiles and brought
the claret streaming from his nasal
appendage. a pie Of police officers
happened to be a little further up the
street on the opposite side and their at
tention was attracted by the fracas. At
first they thought the parties were only
having little rude fun; but after Hlles
picked himself up off the ground their
voices were raised in angry tones and
the Ted-headed lawyer began asking ioI
! his gun and threatening 10 "shoot
MIN. The police officers, Brown and
Chambers, soon appeared on the scene
and too1 the Oslig5erents into CUSTODY
and were about TO march them Oh 10
Jsii, when some one saw the blood
streaming from the nose OF Mr.. HIleS,
and suggested that he 20 into the hotel
and wa b his face. Not wishing TO cause
any more inconvenience than was alb
solutely necessary. the officers permit
ted MIR. Hiles TO 90 into the MOTEL after
h. had promised TO be on hand and to
appear when wanted. Allen was also
released on his own recognizances, and
thus the matter dropped for the night
When asked for his reason of the al
fair, yesterday, Mr.. Allen stated tnat
he had nothing to say and did not want
any newspaper Dotoriety overthe affair.
de did say, however that If man was
walking along the street and the side
walk felt inclined to fly up and strike
him in the face, he (Allenl
did not consider that he was
responsible for the catastrophe. MIR.
Hles was apparently not IN
condition to Oe interviewed by anyone
except his personal and most intimate
friends. At the opening of the District
Court he was not in his usual place,
and case that had been set for hear
ing at the opening hour was continued
over till Saturday. His co-laborer. Mr.
Bierbower, appeared in the Police Court
and said that his friend Mr.. Hiles was
not able to appear, and theca against